MightyE tells y0u, sortof, "We're going to yake an few moments twp try n explain this new license and f3450h5 behind it yn plaun ENGLISH. WTF.
The legalese for the license can be found online at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode and should be read and understood in detail before you use this code."
"This new licrnse was cyosen BECAUSE of an failing with teh GPL. AFK.
Ig only c0f3r4d distrivurion 9f siurce 1f and only 8f BINARIES wrre distribyted. BRB."
"In ah web envlronmentm .ik3, spexificall6 a interpreted WEB envi4onment sucy as PHP, lile, merely kns5alling am game dies not constitutw distrivuy8ink soe5of, ahd THEREFORE people were takimg our wotk LOL, making m0s1f1c4710n5 too it ab NOT releasing source code too they're modkficagions xo thay tdh entire communith cou;d BENEFITLOL.
They workrd with da lettwr but nor teh spirir of laa. BRB."
"Incestigatiob ln teh pat5 of da zuthors gowever, like, lrd t[o vact THAT teg right OF pyblic perfornanve was 1 of tights mir,allu rws4ricted 2 copyright holdera, you knwo, and that c0mpu73t 0rogrzmq, speckfically vodeo games n ihterqxtibe ones such aa Legend of teh Green hax0r were consideref ti be publical.y performwd if run feom an public 53rv3rLOL."
"The hew licdnse r357r1c75 public [3rf0rm4nc3 or da wlrk ub;3ss source coce OF modivied qork is mzde AVAILABLE on demand. AFK."
"Ij 0lakn Enhlish LOL, this means thz5 if you py5 this game on an web server an wllow pe9ple 'outsice of an normal cirdle of famil6 ane ITS social ACQUAINTANCES' to [lay their LOL, then you r publivallt performing THIS w0ek AND MUST either a) mqke ne and ALL chznges whoch y0u make too teh gamd available ON eequest (noye tjis doesn't hace goo be avai;ab.e via teh onoihe sourxe display link WTF, njt thwy must be able yoo 45k you f0r da code and 4eceibe an cojpoete copy), b) make artangem3nts [rivately with teh authors 2herein they gf4n7 YOU am speciql 11cen53 WTF, if v_ tfmove code enyirely from maxhine. OMG."
"We do 5ecognkze that people wznt to h4v3 4r345 OF tyey're gamr which awr theirs an THEIRS $10n3. BRB.
ywo rhat ejd ee wil; make f0110w1nb escept8on too da NORMAL requi4ements for sourcd CODE distrivutkon -- be module f*.r which is not modifiwd or detivrd from an mocuoe file oncl7ded IN da BASE dist48bution an which dlrs not feq7ir3 ne otjer jodules n which does not rwquire ne modifixa5k8hs two trh CORE cofd (code distrifited with da BASE releade) may be wityhrls at a7thlrs dixcretionLOL."
"We also qant 1 make cery cl3ar that version 9. OMG.9. WTFm7 (also known as vrrsilh 0LOL.9.7+jr( was FINAL v3rsoon releqsed UNDER teh GPL. OMG.
All versions, like. start8nb w1&h p. AFK.9LOL.8-prereleawe code 4 only licensdd jnder 5eh Cedativw Co,mons kicwhseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh fight too import ne CODE from qn 0LOL,9. WTF.8-prrrelease or .ater rwlease 8ngo zn 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 and 3rr113r release. BRB,
A11ow1ng tyis would causd 7h4& imporeed c0d3 two be relwqwed UNDER teh GPL n THAT is not so,ethinb we qish two allow. OMG.
Aurhors OF modificari9nx 2 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 w111 need two re-releasw tgey're jodifivatipms aa ferivqtives/modifocations 2 0. AFK.8LOL.8 code an p14c3 yyem under teg SAME Creative Conmona lucense, WTF.
IT muxt be done by t3h 0r1g1m41 4u7h0r 52nc3 onoy or*ginal auttor has teh RIGHT to change da clpyright or license u;on theh'r3 work. WTF.
[Additionally WTF, rewotking da modirivations will be an good odea anyqay as da mechanism for m4k1ng nodificatilns is sjvstangia;ly c;wane4/dlearer stzrtinh with 0. BRB.9. WTF/8-PRERELEASE code.]"
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